Nearly 7,000 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai till 6 pm on Wednesday, the second day of the 10-day festival dedicated to the elephant-headed god, officials said. Pics/Ashish Raje
Updated On: 2023-09-20 08:28 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said that a total of 6,960 Ganesh idols, comprising 6,930 household ones and 30 from 'sarvajanik' (community) mandals, were immersed till 6 pm across Mumbai
People took out processions of idols with many devotees dancing their way to the sites of immersion
Of these, 2,833 Ganesh idols were immersed in artificial ponds. While 2,819 of them were the idols installed by people at their houses, 14 belonged to the mandals
The BMC has earmarked 69 natural water bodies, including stretches off the coast, and set up 191 artificial ponds for immersion this year
The 10-day Ganeshotsav began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, with the installation of idols of the elephant-headed God in various shapes and sizes at several households and in pandals against the backdrop of decorations based on themes ranging from Chandrayaan-3 to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir. The festival will end on Anant Chaturdashi on September 28